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Gander, Ralf

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FIDEFIDE 24685798· Male· Germany· Born in 1956

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Ralf Gander, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 2161 — just 28 short of his peak of 2189 (Jul 2016, age 60) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 68 months (2008–2014), 26 months (2014–2016), 83 months (2016–2023) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen.

Current rating

2161

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2189

−28 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 60

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,506 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2130 → returned at 2161
Jul 2024
2023
52nd German 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2161
Aug 2023
2017
62nd German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2189
Feb 2017
2016
94th German 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2189
Dec 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Dec 2016
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2134 → 2189
Jul 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen
perf 2286 (+125) · 7.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Wilfried Schroeder 2,070
32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen · Jun 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+31
2130 → 2161
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7.5/ 983.3%
7W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsSergej ShilovFM2,123·32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen·R7·-11.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen
Open Swiss
Jun 20257.5/9#22286+30.8

Rankings

/
Germany
#1,136
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,487
in continent
World
#10,506
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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8
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2,591
9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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